1 month agoThe Las Vegas Raiders restructured wide receiver
Jakobi Meyers' contract on Friday to create $4.125 million in salary cap space for 2024. Meyers joined the Raiders in free agency last offseason and signed a three-year, $33 million deal. He immediately paid off for the Raiders as the No. 2 behind All-Pro
Davante Adams, as Meyers finished his first year in Sin City with 71 receptions on 106 targets for 807 yards and a career-high eight touchdowns in 16 starts. The 27-year-old pass-catcher has now gone over 800 receiving yards in each of the last three seasons, although keeping that trend alive could be more difficult in 2024 with the Raiders potentially using a rookie signal-caller under center for much of the year. Still, he should at least be in play as a WR3/flex option on a weekly basis with a solid target floor.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Las Vegas Review-Journal - Vincent Bonsignore
1 month agoThe Los Angeles Rams agreed to terms with free-agent quarterback
Jimmy Garoppolo on an undisclosed one-year deal on Friday, according to sources. Following his disastrous year with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2023, Jimmy G is now set to join the Rams for one season as
Matthew Stafford's backup. Garoppolo must first serve a two-games suspension to start the year for performance-enhancing drugs, but then he will be holding a clipboard on the sidelines with the Rams. The 32-year-old signal-caller played in seven games with the Raiders last year before getting hurt and eventually benched for rookie
Aidan O'Connell, going 110-for-169 for 1,205 yards, seven touchdowns and nine interceptions. Pretty much all of the fantasy value that Jimmy G had going into last season is now gone.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: NFL Network - Mike Garofolo
1 month agoVeteran free-agent linebacker De'Vondre Campbell is signing a one-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. The former Atlanta Falcon, Arizona Cardinal, and Green Bay Packer was named to the 2021 All-Pro team, the only such honor of his career. Through Campbell's first 115 NFL games, he has collected 779 tackles, 9.5 sacks, eight forced fumbles, seven interceptions, 28 passes defended, and 38 run stuffs. The 49ers originally planned to sign Eric Kendricks, but he decided to sign with the Dallas Cowboys instead. Campbell was the next option, and he's likely to start alongside Fred Warner early in the 2024 season while Dre Greenlaw (Achilles) recovers from a torn Achilles that he suffered in the Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Ian Rapoport
1 month agoThe Carolina Panthers are signing safety Jordan Fuller to a one-year deal worth up to $5.25 million, according to NFL insider Tom Pelissero. Fuller hit free agency after four years with the Los Angeles Rams. He racked up 279 tackles, four forced fumbles, seven interceptions, and 17 pass defended in 48 games for the organization. He's set to join a rebuilding secondary after the Panthers lost safeties Jeremy Chinn and Vonn Bell via free agency and traded cornerback Donte Jackson to the Pittsburgh Steelers in a deal for wide receiver
Diontae Johnson.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Tom Pelissero
1 month agoThe Tennessee Titans are releasing left tackle Andre Dillard after just one season with the organization, according to Ari Meirov of the 33rd Team. Dillard signed a three-year, $29 million deal with Tennessee last offseason, but his poor play resulted in him being let go almost exactly one calendar year later. According to PFF, Dillard played the 65th-most snaps among tackles (562) and still gave up the most sacks at the position (12). The former first-round pick by the Philadelphia Eagles has not found his footing in the NFL, but another organization is likely to give him another shot on a cheap deal.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Ari Meirov -- 33rd Team
1 month agoThe Dallas Cowboys are releasing linebacker Leighton Vander Esch after six seasons with the organization, according to Ari Meirov of the 33rd Team. Vander Esch racked up 469 tackles, 3.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, three interceptions, 13 passes defended, and 25 run stuffs in 72 games after being selected by America's Team with the No. 19 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. He was named to the Pro Bowl and earned a second-team All-Pro selection in his rookie season, but he has struggled with injury issues since. Last year, Vander Esch played in just six games before suffering a season-ending neck injury. He will likely draw interest on the open market, but he'll probably be limited to a cheap, one-year contract.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Ari Meirov -- 33rd Team
1 month agoVeteran free-agent wide receiver
Dante Pettis is signing a one-year deal with the Chicago Bears, according to Courtney Cronin of ESPN. The 2018 second-round pick last played in 2022 with Chicago, and he was released during last year's training camp with an injury settlement. Pettis has hauled in just 71 passes for 984 yards and 12 touchdowns through his first 50 regular season games. He's unlikely to be on the fantasy radar in 2024, especially since the Bears now have one of the best wide receiver duos in the NFL in
DJ Moore and
Keenan Allen.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Courtney Cronin
1 month agoThe Dallas Cowboys are releasing veteran wide receiver
Michael Gallup, according to Michael Gehlken on the Dallas Morning News. Gallup, a 2018 third-round pick, has struggled to produce since his 1,107-yard season in 2019. Since that year, the 28-year-old has not eclipsed 850 yards in a single season, and he's produced fewer than 500 yards in each of the last three campaigns. He will likely have a few interest suitors on the open market, but it'd be surprising if he becomes a No. 2 wide receiver with a new organization. Instead, he's probably headed for a WR3 or WR4 role in 2024, leaving him off the fantasy football radar in most formats.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Michael Gehlken -- Dallas Morning News
1 month agoThe Los Angeles Chargers are re-signing quarterback
Easton Stick, according to NFL insider Mike Garafolo. The former fifth-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft out of North Dakota State played in five games last year after
Justin Herbert (finger) went on Injured Reserve with a broken finger. In those games, Stick posted 1,129 passing yards, three touchdowns, and one interception. He reportedly drew interest from multiple teams on the open market, but he landed back with L.A. under new head coach Jim Harbaugh. Even if Herbert goes down this season for any length of time, Stick will have limited fantasy upside following the team's release of
Mike Williams and trade of
Keenan Allen to the Bears.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Mike Garafolo
1 month agoFree-agent tight end
Chris Manhertz is signing with the New York Giants, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. The Giants have
Darren Waller and
Daniel Bellinger on the roster and signed former Philadelphia Eagles tight end
Jack Stoll this week, so the position is getting crowded behind Waller. Manhertz has caught just 26 passes for 271 yards and two touchdowns in his eight-year career with the Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Denver Broncos, so he will not be on the fantasy radar in 2024. He is primarily a blocking tight end, and he could be buried on the depth chart.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Adam Schefter
1 month agoFormer Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel is joining the Cleveland Browns staff as a coaching and personnel consultant, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. The former NFL linebacker was fired by Tennessee after going 13-21 in his last two seasons at the helm. He now lands on his feet with an organization that made the playoff last year with
Joe Flacco at quarterback. Although he won't be in a prominent role, the former NFL Head Coach of the Year could use this opportunity to grow as a coach and ultimately land another head gig as soon as the 2025 season.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Adam Schefter
1 month agoThe Philadelphia Eagles are acquiring quarterback
Kenny Pickett from the Pittsburgh Steelers on Friday in a pick swap, according to sources. It's unclear as of right now what draft picks are involved. Pickett, who opened last year as the Steelers' starting quarterback before getting hurt and losing the job to
Mason Rudolph, preferred to move on after the team signed veteran QB
Russell Wilson to a one-year deal this week in free agency. Pickett was likely to back up Wilson in 2024, but instead he'll be the backup for
Jalen Hurts in Philadelphia with a move to the NFC. The 25-year-old former 20th overall pick out of Pitt in 2022 has looked like more of a backup in the NFL than a starter in his two years in the league, and this move certainly is a hit to his dynasty/keeper value moving forward.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
1 month agoNFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah said on Thursday that he thinks the Minnesota Vikings "will put forth a strong effort to try and get up to get
Drake Maye" in the upcoming NFL draft in April. The Vikings sit with the No. 11 pick in the first round of the draft, but they just made a trade on Friday with the Houston Texans to add another first-round selection (23rd overall), giving them more draft capital to potentially make a leap into the first five picks in order to acquire a franchise signal-caller like Maye. The Vikings started down this path of trying to trade up for a QB after
Kirk Cousins left for the Atlanta Falcons in free agency. Minnesota signed former first-rounder
Sam Darnold earlier this week, but he will almost certainly serve as a bridge QB for whichever signal-caller the Vikings take in this year's draft.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: NFL Network - Daniel Jeremiah
1 month agoLos Angeles Rams legendary pass-rusher Aaron Donald announced his retirement from professional football on Friday. Donald retires as one of the best players at his position all time. The 32-year-old was the Rams' 13th overall pick in the 2014 draft out of Pittsburgh, and he had a phenomenal career in his 10 NFL seasons, which all came with the Rams. Donald was named the Defensive Player of the Year four different times, including in his rookie season in 2014 and he was also named to the Pro Bowl in every season of his career while earning eight first-team All-Pro selections. He won the Super Bowl with LA in 2021 and was reportedly considering retirement after that. Donald will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer after racking up 111 career sacks, 543 tackles (340 solo), 176 tackles for loss, 260 QB hits, 21 passes defended 24 forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries in 154 regular season-games.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport
1 month agoThe Minnesota Vikings acquired the 23rd and 232nd overall picks in the upcoming 2024 NFL draft from the Houston Texans on Friday in exchange for the 42nd and 188th overall picks in this year's draft and a second-rounder next year. In addition to the 23rd pick in the first round, the Vikings also have the 11th overall pick. The move to acquire a second first-round pick is expected to be about the Vikings gaining enough draft capital for a move into the top 10 in order to take a franchise signal-caller after
Kirk Cousins signed with the Atlanta Falcons in free agency. Minnesota also signed former first-rounder
Sam Darnold in free agency, but he will almost certainly serve as a bridge quarterback to the incoming rookie QB that the Vikings choose to take in this year's draft.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Dianna Russini
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